The Super Age – Bradley Schurman

What's the bigger picture context for your retirement? Demographics and scientific advancements in longevity are changing the way we live. Demographic futurist Bradley Schurman, author of The Super Age, joins us to talk about what these megatrends mean for your retirement. We discuss: His  journey in writing The Super Age book The two megatrends creating The Super Age– the science of longevity and demographics and how they're changing the world we live in. How to "Make Home and Community Gray Again." The major upsides of the Super Age. The biggest challenges that will need be solved by governments - and by individuals. The cost of doing nothing. The lessons we can learn from Japan. How “retirement” will look in the future. Two different paths  for people who want to work longer . Why the scientific advances aren't enough. The challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community with retirement – and how might things evolve in the Super Age. How the policies, programs and practices of companies will need to evolve to attract, develop, and retain a more age diverse workforce. The key messages he'd like readers to take away from The Super Age. Bradley joins us from Washington, D.C. __________________________ Bio Bradley Schurman is a demographic futurist and opinion maker on all things dealing with the business of longevity. You might know him as the founder of The Super Age - a global collective of change-makers that offers information and professional business consulting services geared to help organizations respond to demographic change, as well as harness the opportunities of an increasingly older and generationally diverse population, or for the groundbreaking AARP Aging Readiness and Competitiveness Report. Bradley is a social connector that has built his reputation by helping leading organizations understand our increasingly older and generational diverse world. He explains how shifting demographics and the collision of the megatrends of decreased birthrates and increased longevity are remaking social and economic norms in the United States and around the world. Prior to launching The Super Age, Schurman was Co-Founder and Managing Partner of EconomyFour, where he led business development in Asia and Europe. He also served AARP (formerly the American Association of Retired Persons) – the world’s largest organization dedicated to improving the lives of older people – where he was Director of Global Partnerships and Engagements. Schurman got his start at LeadingAge (formerly the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging) – the non-profit trade association representing non-profit providers of long-term care, housing, and support services. Schurman was instrumental in securing the topics of aging and longevity as focus areas at both the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and World Economic Forum (WEF). He was also responsible for visioning and executing the Aging Readiness and Competitiveness Report – a groundbreaking collaborative research project between AARP and Foreign Policy Group. Schurman has been featured on NBC's TODAY Show and CHEDDER, and has been quoted in the New York Times, HuffingtonPost, and USA Today, as well as in local and national media outlets around the world. He speaks regularly at thought leader forums and corporate retreats, and has advised national leaders and corporate executives on their longevity strategies. ____________________________ For More on Bradley Schurman The Super Age: Decoding Our Demographic Destiny The Super Age (company website) _____________________________ Podcast Episodes You May Like The Second Curve of Life – Arthur C. Brooks